The Buzz: April 13, 2022

Ray Bergman · April 2022

Welcome to this week's edition of THE BUZZ!

In this edition, you will find:  

  

Happy birthday Blackbaud Community!
CSR book club review
Meet a Community ninja
Hot topics in Community

Unanswered questions in Community

And more…  Happy Birthday to the Blackbaud Community! We celebrated seven years on April 8th. As a gift to all of our wonderful members, we are launching a “loyalty badge” which will show on your profile if you have been a member of Community from April 8th, 2017 and before. Every year, we will update the badge and present it to our new 5+ year members, so if you just missed the cut off – we will award you next year on our birthday.

Comment below if you are now a proud loyalty badge holder! If you have been in Community for 5+ years and do not see your badge, let us know that too. Thank you to all who have been here and been active for so long - we appreciate your great contributions to making this a dynamic space for Blackbaud customers to connect, share best practices, and inspire each other. 

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LISTEN UP!

In this episode, Blackbaud’s Rachel Hutchisson is joined by Chris Jarvis, executive director of Realized Worth, to discuss a recent article from Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) called “Fixing the S in ESG.” Listen to learn more about how companies are quantifying social impact and what the future of “S” looks like. LISTEN HERE.

GET TO KNOW A NINJA

Each week, we aim to bring you a little closer to one of our Blackbaud Community super users (AKA Ninjas). This week, we would like to introduce Jan Brand, director of Foundation Operations at Springpoint Senior Living. Jan is a blue Community ninja, a Blackbaud Champion, and is Blackbaud Certified® in Organizational Best Practices and has Professional level certification for Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT®.

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What area are you in (geographically) and why do you love it?

I live on the Jersey Shore in Central New Jersey, home of Bruce Springsteen!  I love it because the beach is my happy place.  Throughout the year, if I need a little therapy I can be at the beach in a few minutes.  Being at the beach is very calming and relaxing to me. 

What do you enjoy about the Blackbaud Community?

I love the wealth of information that is available, but my favorite part is the willingness of colleagues around the world to help each other. I love to read other’s opinions on different topics and to look at issues from their different perspectives.

What is something that you never thought you would enjoy at your current job that gets you up and motivates you now?

I have always been a database person.  I spent most of my time behind a computer screen.  At my current job, beyond Raisers Edge and gift management, I also conduct programs for our affordable housing residents.  Our company owns 19 communities for seniors living below the poverty level.  We fill food pantries, provide fresh produce, transportation, and social programs.  I never thought I would enjoy the program side of development, but I am completely enjoying it.  Knowing I made a difference in our residents’ lives is both heartwarming and humbling.  It gets me going every day! 

Looking to become an elite member of the Blackbaud Community and join the ranks of the Community ninjas? All the requirements can be found HERE.

HOT TOPICS:

Blackbaud K-12 Education Solutions™: Attention – Migrate users to Blackbaud ID

Blackbaud Grantmaking™: Introduce yourself to the Grantmaking Community!

SCORE SOME POINTS! 

 

Here's how: answer an unanswered question! We will be awarding 1,000 points to any user who can answer one of these questions in Community this week. 

Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®: Which PUB feature are you most excited to hear about?

Blackbaud Altru®: EOY donations online

Blackbaud Luminate Online®: Monthly gift upgrade campaign

Looking for more unanswered questions to answer? Visit our unanswered questions page HERE. 

 

FEATURED JOBS: 

  
Marketing & Communications Coordinator – Dallas, TX

Development Assistant – Rochester, NY (hybrid)

Database Analyst – Remote (East Coast time zone)

Did you know that we have new job postings daily in the Blackbaud Community? See the Blackbaud Community jobs board HERE.

UPCOMING EVENTS:   

YourCause® GrantsConnect®: Client admin workshop (April 19)

Blackbaud NXT Solutions + Power BI = Next Level Reporting (April 20)

Blackbaud Product Update Briefings (April 26-28)

For a complete list of upcoming events, visit the Blackbaud Community events calendar HERE.  

How do I... in the Community?

Please post any questions about how to use Community on this thread so we can build a mini encyclopedia of how to use Community!

Do you have a job posting, event, blog or question you want everyone to know about? Let other Community members know by leaving it in the comments below! 

Kirsten Petersen · April 2022

I am a proud loyalty badge holder!

Marie Stark · April 2022

I am also a badge holder!

Amy Dana · April 2022

LOVE the new badge! I'm on my way to 37 pieces of flair!!!

Aldera Chisholm · April 2022

I don't have the badge, but I think it's because I lost all my old badges when I changed jobs - I've been here since about 2012-13 though, even if I don't have the public badge!

Sharon Sandberg · April 2022

Can't believe it's been 5 years!

Crystal Bruce · April 2022

We got you girl!

Dan Snyder · April 2022

Good thing @Elizabeth Johnson invited me I guess more than 5+ years ago!

Elizabeth Johnson · April 2022

I agree @Dan Snyder that was a good thing for everyone! What a great voice you are here. So much to learn from you!

Barbara Kunkel · April 2022

@Aldera Chisholm - I am in the same boat. I switched jobs and my company email no longer worked to update my profile. I am really enjoying earning all the badges back and more

Barbara Kunkel · April 2022

I have been enjoying this Community and can't believe it has only been five years since I have been a Raiser's Edge user for 19 years. Happy Birthday. @Jan Brand - I love the Jersey Shores even if my children prefer Maryland beaches

Lauren Henderson · April 2022

I'm pretty sure i joined the Community at my previous job. I think it was 5+ years ago…I've had a lot of life happen in between ?

And on a completely unrelated note, why does it give the option for emojis that don't show up as such in my post? (question mark above was supposed to be the upside down smiley)

Sunshine Reinken Watson · April 2022

Nice to get to know you, @Jan Brand

I have the 5+! Thanks! And thanks for adding more levels above “Legend.” It looks like I just leveled up

Sunshine Reinken Watson · April 2022

The same thing happened to me with the emojis.

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Crystal Bruce · April 2022

We got you! Where are you running into the emoji issue? In the body editor or underneath a comment?

Crystal Bruce · April 2022

Note to all members who have been in community 5+ years, but don't have the Loyalty badge yet - if you changed emails at any time during the last 5 years, the system won't have you as being here for 5 years, so just let us know and we'll badge you .

Crystal Bruce · April 2022

YW! We are looking for more levels above icon, as we already have people getting close to surpassing even our highest level!

Patti Hommes · April 2022

I've been through two job changes since April 2017, so 3 different email address. I've been a member of the community pretty much since it started so hit me up with that badge, please and thank you!
Nice to meet you @Jan Brand! I LOVE the Jersey Shore! Spent many a weekend there during the 30ish year I lived in NJ!

Patti Hommes · April 2022

I grew up in Baltimore/Towson, MD so started my beach days in Ocean City and surrounding areas before moving to NJ and spending weekends at the Jersey Shore.